Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. announces the completion of a 3-year €350 million Eurobond offering 21 March 2006

Athens, Greece – 21 March 2006 - Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
(“Coca‑Cola HBC”, “CCHBC”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announced
today that the Group has successfully completed the sale of a €350m 3-year Eurodenominated
floating rate bond.

The offering has been executed through Coca‑Cola HBC Finance plc, and guaranteed by Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. and Coca‑Cola HBC Finance B.V. The bond was priced at 99.971 with a coupon of 3 month Euribor (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) +20 basis points.

The transaction has been executed under the Group existing €2 billion Euro Medium Term Note programme.

Proceeds from the bond offering will be used to refinance existing borrowings of the Group, as well to provide short term liquidity at completion of certain recent acquisitions made by Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.

Coca‑Cola HBC is one of the world's largest bottlers of products of The Coca‑Cola Company and has operations in 26 countries serving a population of approximately 540 million people. CCHBC shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEEK), with secondary listings on the London (LSE: CCB) and Australian (ASX: CHB) Stock Exchanges. CCHBC’s American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH).